<p>My assessments are based off of what i see/experience…from this i can say that everyone i know(not everybody ever though) who goes to temple COULD NOT get into Penn State or Pitt…plus there is no denying its ugly</p>
<p>Also, UPenn if for kids who didn’t get into their first choice ivy…</p>
<p>WISCONSIN</p>
<p>UW-Madison: Best school in the state and #3 in the Big Ten behind UMich and Northwestern. Every WI students wants to go to Madison. It’s much easier to get into in state so idk if WI students really appreciate how good of a school it is. Madison is the quintessential college town. Nothing is better than Lake Mendota on a fall/spring day. The students are liberal but not as militant as in the 60s. With that said, it’s a huge school which makes it hard to graduate in 4 years. You need to be decided pretty early on your major if you want to graduate in four years. </p>
<p>Marquette: The back-up school to UW-Madison. I’ve never been a big fan. The academics aren’t that great. It is basically a northern suburb of Chicago. Milwaukee doesn’t do much for students either…</p>
<p>UW-LaCrosse: 2nd Best UW school</p>
<p>UW-Milwaukee: Popular because it’s in a big city, but it’s not that great.</p>
<p>UW-Whitewater: It’s basically smack dab in between Madison and Milwaukee, so nearly every one goes home on the weekend. </p>
<p>UW-Stout: Pretty good reputation in Hotel/Restaurant Management. Not too far from the Twin Cities. </p>
<p>St. Norbert: A private school that is underrated IMO. The Packers use its dorms during their training camp. </p>
<p>Lawrence University: Top notch in Fine Arts. Students there view themselves as underrated. There is a Facebook group entitled “It’s Okay if you haven’t heard of Lawrence, you probably wouldn’t have gotten in anyways”</p>
<p>Beloit: School where students who want to escape the mainstream go. Pretty liberal and laid back. I have always had the impression that students there are really intelligent but it wouldn’t show on paper.</p>
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<p>Well for one, you never said what school. Two, that’s your view from one high school not remotely close to the school. Three, denying what is ugly? I’ve never heard ANYONE say the school itself is ugly. Stop being vague. Four, I live in SE PA. My school sends 20+ kids to Penn every year, a majority of which apply early decision, so I have no idea what you’re talking about when you say it’s not a ‘first choice’…</p>
<p>Frankly, you’re clueless.</p>
<p>Colorado…</p>
<p>CU Boulder
Flag ship state school. Poor reputation as a hippy party school is mostly unfounded. Student body is not a liberal as people think (but the profs are). EXCELLENT science, math, engineering departments. Attracts the best students Colorado has to offer. Unfortunately attracts some of the worst out of state students who just want to party and ski (that’s ok… their uber high out-o-state fees help pay for our serious in-state students.) Boulder is a wonderful place to live with good restaurants, theater, music plus all the outdoor stuff to do (I’m a resident). Who wouldn’t want to spend 4 glorious years living here?</p>
<p>Colorado State University (CSU)
Our aggie school. One of the premier Veterinary Schools in the country. Pioneered embryo transfer in horses. Fort Collins is a nice college town on the front range. Probably more conservative than CU.</p>
<p>Northern Colorado University (UNC… umm… the other UNC)
The idea of spending 4 years in Greeley makes me shudder, but they have excellent nursing and teaching programs.</p>
<p>Colorado School of Mines
Public. Specializes in engineering and geosciences. Intense, focused students. Like University of Chicago, it is a place where fun goes to die. However, you will be infinitely employable when you graduate!</p>
<p>University of Denver
Private. Urban. Most of the people I know who attend UD are non-traditional students who are working and finishing degrees part time.</p>
<p>Regis University
Private. Jesuit. Small (1400). Liberal Arts. </p>
<p>Metro
Urban with a vocational bent. Diverse population. School for people who need to get a useful degree and don’t have the luxury of majoring in something like East Asian Modern Dance.</p>
<p>Colorado College
Private liberal arts school in beautiful Colorado Springs. Unique curriculum in that students take only one course at a time which allows them to focus on and thoroughly explore a topic before moving on. Along with the Air Force Academy, it is bastion of liberalism in the land of Focus on the Family.</p>
<p>Air Force Academy…
Struggled in the early part of the decade with sex/gender scandals. Seems to be keeping its nose clean.</p>
<p>Western State College
Gunnison. Look. If you are a crappy out of state student, wouldn’t you really like to go here instead of CU Boulder? Please? It is easier to get into and you are a heck of a lot closer to the ski slopes and mountain biking offered in Crested Butte.</p>
<p>Fort Lewis College
A public liberal arts school. Part of the COPLAC consortium. Don’t know much about the school, but Durango is a great town in a fabulous part of Colorado. Unparalleled access to millions of acres of public land in Colorado, Utah, and New Mexico for skiing, hiking, rafting, camping, climbing, biking etc. Why not spend 4 years here studying and living the good life. There is plenty of time to do graduate work someplace dull like Los Angeles.</p>
<p>Geez, mentions of DU, CC and AFA without anything related to hockey :P</p>
<p>Sorry… the only college sports that are even remotely on my radar are college basketball (my husband is an alumnus of KU…) and Ultimate Frisbee.</p>
<p>To that end, I’ll note that the CU Boulder men’s Ultimate Frisbee team, Mamabird, has been in the top three at College Nationals 7 out of the last 8 years. Carleton, well known as a Ultimate powerhouse, has only been in the top three 5 times in the last 8 years.</p>
<p>rocket6loiuse,
your assessment of PA schools was right on. I think you maybe should have given Pitt a little more credit, but overall a good job. </p>
<p>Don’t worry about diontechristmas, he went to temple and is one of the kids that you talked about in your assessment of Temple. It only makes sense that the truth stings. It’s kind of like how as a kid I didn’t like to hear that Santa Claus wasn’t real, but it was good for me to hear it. Also, I agree. Temple is not just unfairly known for being ugly and ghetto. It actually is both.</p>
<p>thanks jec7483
i agree my Pitt assessment was probably a little harsh. On a good note for that school, i’ve talked to a couple of people i know who graduated, and nearly all of them had no trouble finding a job. They found their diploma was held in high regard.</p>
<p>and Diontechristmas-You may call me vague and i will take that criticism but do not call me clueless.
My ugly comment was about Temple. It is an ugly campus and is in a terrible neighborhood. Just from a visual aspect, the school is not appealing.</p>
<p>Now, onto my high school. In the past 4 years, my high school has sent some 37 kids to Penn, and for each of them, their decision was due to not getting into their first choice Ivy/top rated school. I’m not knocking Penn-it’s no doubt a great institution, but it is rarely the top choice for an applicant</p>
<p>That’s not true Penn is the first choice Ivy for any undergrad business major.</p>
<p>I just don’t understand how you can say the campus is ugly. It’s an urban school. Ok, there aren’t large quads with grass and tons of trees. Duh? Have you seen other city schools? They’re um, kinda similar in that regard…</p>
<p>I dont know what the neighborhood has to do with anything, but I’m aware that North Philly isn’t the best place on earth, but the direct area where Temple is, is not that bad. God knows Oakland is the nicest, cleanest place in the entire world, right?</p>
<p>As far as your HS goes, I’d say 80+ kids over 4 years is a better indication than 37. Maybe you haven’t heard of Wharton? To say that Penn isn’t a top choice school is absolutely laughable. I hate the school, but that’s laughable…</p>
<p>jec, once again with the pro PSU/anti Temple bias. Surprise, surprise.</p>
<p>Diontechristmas-how many of your 80 applicants went for business, wharton specifically?</p>
<p>I never said oakland was super nice-it’s a bit dirty, i just said it’s getting better.</p>
<p>To add to my last post, i completely hate Pitt-i think it has no redeeming qualities…so i don’t see how oakland is remotely relevant. Odds are i’ll end up living there if i go to point park, but i wont be in school there</p>
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<p>Oh, I didn’t mean applicants, I meant people attending. How many for biz? Probably 20-30%. Regardless, it’s a top top school even without Wharton.</p>
<p>As far as your point regarding Oakland, I could say the same thing about North Philly, which was my point…</p>
<p>I never said Penn wasn’t a top institution-in fact my original post says it’s great…
I just don’t think many kids see it as all that appealing of a place to go…</p>
<p>also, there is ＨＵＧＥ difference between oakland and north philly. Oakland is actually getting better, and is on the rise…North Philly is not</p>
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<p>Please tell me how you know that, considering I personally know about our gentrification project that’s been ongoing…</p>
<p>Hey people that are so comcerned about precious Temple and friends, can you please write about what locals think about Bucknell, Lehigh, and Lafayette?</p>
<p>Thanks in advance.</p>
<p>Does anyone knows infomation about Polytechnic in NYC which is recently merged by NYU.</p>
<p>“Worcester Polytechnic Institute - Second best engineering school in state, similar to RPI and Georgia Tech”</p>
<p>Georgia Tech - #4
RPI - #32
WPI - # 92</p>
<p>That’s a big spread.</p>
<p>They said ‘similar’…</p>
<p>Similar in that all are ABET accredited post secondary educations, yes. Similar in quality, no.</p>